Safe.



G. T. LEWIS.

SAFE.

APPLICATION rmzn 8EPT.6,1911.

1,037,940, I Patented Sept. 10,1912.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Application flled september 5, 1911. Serial No. 647,629.

Patented Sept. 10, 1912.

[0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I Gaonon T. LEWIS, a citizen of the United states of America, residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to safes, and has for its primary object to provide an improved construction, combination and arrangement of parts accordin to which devices of this character can be simply, durably, and economically constructe'd.

()ne of the objects of this invention is to provide an improved fireproof construction for devices of this character.

Another object is to provide improved means whereby a safe constructed in accordonce with the principles of this invention can be assembled in a simple and efficient manner, and an improved innerwall construction which can be readily removed without extensive injury to the safe.

Another object is to provide an improved moderate cost door construction in which the locking mechanism is readily accessible for regulation and repairs.

Other and further objectswill appear, in the specification and be specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings exemphfying the invention, an in which,

Figure 1 is a pers ective view of a safe constructed in accor ance with the principles of the present invention, the door there of being in open position. Fig. 2 is a vertical section t rough the safe rom front to rear with the door closed, parts being broken away. Fig. 3 is a section on the line III-III, ig. 2. Fig. 4 is 11 fr mentary top plan view of the hinge corner 0 the safe, parts, beingv broken away and parts being shown in section. Fig. 5 is a fra entary vertical section on theline VV, ig. 4.

Referring more particularly to the drawings,'thesa e comprises, generally, four complete vertically disposed sections, which'are rigidly connected together, and top and bottom sections, which are adapted to be seated in the framesformed by t e edges of said vertical sections, the top and bottom sec-.

tions bein held in place by straps, as here inafter pointed out.

As shown in FigsfJ and 3, each vertical section; com rises'a integrally lj pr hedter fiat, lat'e l with d. inw'ar y inclined;

plates 2 joined at their corners to form a pyramidal shell with its inner base open,

the to inclined plate 2 of each of these sec-.

tions eing cut away along its inner edge to permit a metallic partition 3 which is intermediate in size between the perimeters of the inner and outer bases to be inserted and removed when the top section is removed (see Fig. 2). Each of the partitions is provided with a deflected flange 4 which is disposed to replace the removed portion of the mutilated plates 2, andis adapted to abut against the adjacent plate 2 of the top section, and therefore, locked in position when extends vertically of the swinging edge of the door section, so that the interior hollow space in the door section is readily uncovered when the door is open making thelock and bolt mechanism accessible by sliding the door partition outwardly. Each partition 3 is provided with a plurality of projections 5, preferably by stamplng a series. of depressions in the outer wall of the partitions to adapt it to engage a mass of cement or other self-hardemng material, which is applied in a heavy layer 6 in the dovetailed space formed between the inner ed es of the inclined'plates 2. The four latersil sections of the safe are secured together by assing a pluralit of bolts 7 through the a utting beveled p ates 2, after which the top and l'ottom sections are inserted into position and secured to the lateral sections by means of bands or straps 8 which are asse around the front and rear faces of t e safe. front of the safe is substantially similar to the other walls thereof, except that a door frame 9 abuts against the adjoiningsections, said door frame being adapted to form a close joint with the door 10.

" As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the door frame 9 is provided at its upper and lower hinge corners with a relatively heav lug or bearing 11 in which is journale a pintle 12 which is threaded into the upper rear edge of the outer plate of the door. To reinforce the partition plates 8, each of the outer plates 1 is provided with inwardly projecting ribs 13 upon the inner edges of *which the respective partition plates 3 The too

slide in being introduced into or removed from position. In adapting this construc- 'tion for, installation in thewall of a room,

eral compartments 13, 1' preferably place said compartments in communication by providing apertures 15 in the abuttin clined walls 2, thus forming a close air chamber surrounding the inner safe compartment. l a

What I claim is:

1. A safe constructed in separably connected top, bottom and lateral sections, each of said sections comprising a hollow frustopyramidalshell open acrossits inner base, one of the slant faces of said shell having a portion cut away along its inner edge, and a partition intermediate in size between the areas of the inner and outer bases, said partition being slidable edgewise through the opening le t by said cut-away portion and provided with a deflected flange for replacmg said cut-away portion.

2. A safe constructed in separably connected top, bottom and lateral sections, each of said Sections comprising a hollow frnstopyramidal shell open across its inner base, one of the slant faces of said shell having a portion cut away along its inner edge, and a partition intermediate in size between the areas of the inner and outer bases, said partition being slidable edgewise through the opening le t by said cut-away portion and provided with a deflected flange for replacmg said cut-away portion, the sections forming the sides of said safe being disposed with sald out-away slant faces uppermost to permit said partitions to be wlthdrawn when the top section of the safe is removed.

3. A safe constructed in separably connected top, bottom and lateral sections, each of said sections comprising a hollow frustopyramidal shell open across its inner base, one of the slant faces of said shell having a portion cut away along its inner edge, a partition intermediate in size between the areas of the inner and outer bases, said artition bein slidable edgewise through t e openin eft by said cut away portion and provi ed Wit a deflected flange for replacing said cut away portion, and a mass of selfhardening material secured to the inner face of said partition and substantially filling the dovetailed space formed between the inclined faces of said shellacross the inner face of said partition.

M. C. HAMMON, H. G. Frin'ronnn.

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